… to the backs of the insects, which provides for pollination of the flowers as the bees move from one flower to another. The genus name is derived from the Greek iris , a messenger from the gods who traveled to earth on a rainbow. About 300 species of iris can be found in a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This orchid needs partial shade and moist soil conditions. From November through April it produces pink and red blooms. The orchid family consists of a … (USDA Zones 9 to 11) and have epiphytic roots, meaning they derive moisture and nutrients from the air and support from another plant; few orchids grow in soil. Orchids usually prefer a diurnal temperature …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Roldana oaxacana produces masses of golden yellow, aster-like flowers from January through March. This large perennial (8 to 10 feet) has leaves to 8 inches across … temperatures that reliably remain above the mid-20 degree Fahrenheit range and be protected from strong winds. It's not fussy about soil, but the large leaves will wilt during periods of drought. Native to the cloud forests of Oaxaca, this plant made its way from Mexico to the San Francisco Botanic Garden. Through a seed exchange, Longwood Garden …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… gardener within the Spiraea genus. They all have a compact mounding habit in sizes ranging from 18" to 5' that makes them useful in borders and smaller spaces. The cultivars also offer foliage coloration ranging from green to yellow/gold and bloom coloration ranging from pale pink to dark pinks that are almost red or purple. These versatile shrubs bloom on new …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… gardener within the Spiraea genus. They all have a compact mounding habit in sizes ranging from 18" to 5' that makes them useful in borders and smaller spaces. The cultivars also offer foliage coloration ranging from green to yellow/gold and bloom coloration ranging from pale pink to dark pinks that are almost red or purple. These versatile shrubs bloom on new …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… gardener within the Spiraea genus. They all have a compact mounding habit in sizes ranging from 18" to 5' that makes them useful in borders and smaller spaces. The cultivars also offer foliage coloration ranging from green to yellow/gold and bloom coloration ranging from pale pink to dark pinks that are almost red or purple. These versatile shrubs bloom on new …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… features butter-yellow flowers highlighted by red to reddish-purple stems, growing to 7 feet from September to frost. It is native to elevations between 4,000 and 5,000 feet in the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains in Mexico. This selection comes to us from Tony Avent of Plant Delights Nursery. Avent's sense of humor is well-known in the plant community, as evidenced by the cultivar name. The genus Salvia comes from the Latin salveo, "I heal," and salvarae, "to heal," first used to describe species in this …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Carson Landry is a freelance carillonneur from Orlando, Florida. He holds a BA in Music Studies from Principia College in Elsah, Illinois, where he studied with Carlo van Ulft. Last year, he received a diploma from the Royal Carillon School “Jef Denyn” in Mechelen, Belgium, where he studied on a Fulbright …
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… a diverse set of metabolic pathways including a complete urea cycle (previously only known from animals), iron-concentrating mechanisms, and polyamine biosynthesis. Surprisingly, these … functional traits were all enabled by the acquisition of genes transferred horizontally from bacteria. We have sequenced the nuclear genomes of five diatom species and are using these … (novel genes acquired through duplications, e.g., polyploidy) and exogenous (transferred from bacteria) sources of genetic variation in the speciation and functional diversification of …
Type: Research
… Cut back any remaining herbs and bring them indoors to use fresh or dry. Cover tender plants from light freezes at night by covering them with sheets, plastic, or upturned bushel baskets. … to continue the harvest into early winter. After a hard frost, remove all dead plant material from the vegetable garden and compost. Rototill 1 to 2 inches of organic material, composted … garden soil. Add granulated sulfur according to package directions. Remove all fallen fruit from your garden and yard. Maintain proper sanitation throughout entire garden area. …
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